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2007 Volkswagen Eos: In Praise of a Convertible Goddess

2006 Paris Auto Show Preview - Mondial De L'Automobile

Behind the Wheel: Volkswagen Rabbit: Less of a Tortoise, More of a Hare


Past articles:

For many fans of the gentle Beetle, the love-in is waning 30.11.1999.

Behind the Wheel: 2006 Volkswagen Passat: Disengaged Drivers Wanted 30.11.1999.

VW jumps back to Rabbit name for small car in U.S. 30.11.1999.



Behind the Wheel: 2006 Volkswagen Passat: Disengaged Drivers Wanted

Compared with the last-generation car, the change in the new Passat is remarkable. But its success will depend on whether consumers accept the fact that it is now much less of a driver's car.

China's SAIC to make own brand of cars

SHANGHAI, China (AP) - SAIC Motor Corp., a partner of both Volkswagen and General Motors in China, is gearing up to begin making its own brand of cars, with an initial target of 600,000 SAIC vehicles a year by 2010. The plan is part of the auto group's overall plan to reach an annual production of 2 million units, for both passenger and commercial vehicles, by then, said Zhu Xiangjun, a SAIC spokeswoman.

Volkswagen launches new model for China

SHANGHAI, China (AP) - German automaker Volkswagen AG's China unit launched its comeback model, the Sagitar, on Sunday, saying it is confident it can arrest a decline in its market share by focusing on specific types of car buyers. The Sagitar, pronounced "saw-gee-tar," is aimed at highly educated, fashionable buyers in their mid-thirties hunting speed and excitement, said Weiming Soh, VW Group China's executive president for sales and marketing.

VW's Rabbit Springs Back

What's up, Doc? Volkswagen AG's American unit is renaming its Golf the Rabbit, the name under which VW introduced the little hatchback to the United States in the 1970s.

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